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The census: a treasure trove of material for social historians, by Peter Jolly

Posted on March 16, 2022 by readinghistory

“The release this January of the 1921 records is doubly important not only in showing the impact of World War 1 on communities, but because these are the last to be revealed for thirty years, with the accidental destruction of … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: Mary Turner Wolstenholme, by Dr Jacqui Turner

Posted on March 9, 2022 by readinghistory

During Women’s History Month we often focus on great women and women pioneers. But for Women’s History Month 2022, here at the Department of History, we are privileged to be able to concentrate on one of our own, Mary Turner … Continue reading →

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Benchwarmer to Battleaxe: Nancy Astor and her Maiden Speech, by Abbie Tibbott

Posted on March 8, 2022 by readinghistory

Nancy Astor was Britain’s first elected woman to take her seat in Parliament. In a political career that spanned over thirty years, Astor recognised her position as the first female in the House of Commons and aspired to be an … Continue reading →

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‘The German Vice’: Male Same Sex Desire in East Africa, by Dr Heike I. Schmidt

Posted on February 25, 2022 by readinghistory

In 1910 the Governor of German East Africa, Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg, filed charges of defamation against Willy von Roy, the editor of the colony’s main newspaper, the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung (DOAZ). What then transpired is rather astonishing. The chief … Continue reading →

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The Criminalization of Homosexuality in Colonial History, by Dr Joseph O’Mahoney

Posted on February 24, 2022 by readinghistory

First posted on the Gender History Research Cluster At first, we were surprised. My co-author Enze Han and I had started looking into how many countries around the world it was illegal to be gay in. We found that 72 … Continue reading →

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